U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, shown during her weekly press conference Jan. 7, was a particular target of some of the Capitol insurrectionists. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images Mona Lena Krook, Rutgers University Among the various forms of violence on display during the U.S. Capitol insurrection, one has […] Read more »
GOP voters choose Trump — again
Republicans across the U.S. are siding with President Trump over Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — big time — according to a new Axios-Ipsos poll. The state of play: A majority of Republicans still think Trump was right to challenge his election loss, support him, don’t blame him for the […] Read more »
Many Republicans sympathize with those who stormed the Capitol
The storming of the U.S. Capitol by President Trump’s supporters last week has been met with overwhelming condemnation by political leaders and the broader American public. … Lurking beneath the surface in the Republican Party, though, is something else: significant sympathy for the cause and even the actions of those […] Read more »
Majority back impeachment and are concerned about more D.C. violence
Even as they widely condemn the violence at the Capitol last week, Americans say there could be more in the days to come: 74% think it at least somewhat likely that there could be more acts of violence attempted next week, during President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. … More immediately, a […] Read more »
The Wheels Fall Off The Trump Bandwagon
… Trump seems to have met his match. His own political physics has just crashed against the will of the people. Already relatively low on the eve of January 6th, will his approval ratings dip further? Will he back down? We will see. CONTINUED Clifford Young, Ipsos Read more »
Most Americans Foresee Biden Improving Environment, Education
More than half of Americans expect the Biden administration will be able to accomplish 10 of 15 specific national and foreign policy goals commonly sought by U.S. presidents. The public is most likely to predict the next administration will make improvements to the environment (64%), education (63%) and conditions for […] Read more »